I am using Avast Free 18.4.2338 and PC has just updated to Win10 version 1803 today. I had problems with UI not firing up after the 1803 update, but after a couple of re-boots that seems fixed. I am more concerned about Smart Scan, which is now different from before the Win10 1803 update.

There appears to be a mismatch between what Smart Scan does and what it is selected to do.

So no replies, must be a sunny weekend.I thought I had spotted something not right, but guess there are more important issues affecting the product.It would be good to know if what I have found is "by design" or is indeed a flaw.

The problem being there is nowhere to stop that component from being loaded or to remove it. If it wasn't there it couldn't possibly do this scan (and it takes time).

In all honesty on-demand scans are much depreciated, I rarely bother outside of beta testing (I don't do much of that now) or as a result of a topic in the forums, such as yours.

- With a resident (on-access) scanner the need for on-demand scans is much depreciated. For the most part dormant/inert files are being scanned, the other active files are going to be scanned by the resident shields when they are activated.

Some of the options in the Smart Scan may be an exception as they aren't done by any other shield/component.

Thanks Asyn for referring to it as a bug. I hope this now gets referred to the Devs.

The Sensitive Data component is not avalable to Free users so why include it in Smart Scan. It is unwanted by me and unlike other components cannot be switched off in settings.It is a real nuisance because if you run Smart Scan and hit resolve issues it pulls up a sales page of Update or Keep Free version, but ths page is faulty as it is not possible to select keep Free Version as clicking that box on the left side does nothing at all. So the only action available is X this window then X again the free trial Window. I seem to remember Bob instructing another user to do this to escape the dead end. This is a second bug IMO and will just confuse and frustrate less tech savy users just wanting no bells free antivirus.

I hope the Devs can sort these bugs out without creating more issues, as things seem to be getting worse with each new version. Thanks,Ed